University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin (pop. 69,441)

Size: medium (between 5,000 to 15,000 students)

Description: At UW-Eau Claire, we have redefined the college experience to better prepare you for the future and give you the space you need to transform yourself and the world around you.

Choosing to further your education is one of the biggest decisions — and investments — you can make. That’s why we believe you shouldn’t have to choose just one passion. 

As a Blugold, your education will leap off the page. You’ll be encouraged to push boundaries and test limits. You’ll rewrite the written, achieve the unthinkable and invent the unimaginable. You’ll open doors to worlds unknown. You’ll learn that when we have compassion for others, embrace our differences and work as a team, we’re a force to be reckoned with — anything is possible.

• Total student population: 10,000

• Population (undergraduate): 9,000

• Average high school GPA of admitted students: 3.4/3.9

• Average class size: 26

• Approximate cost: $17,000

Popular majors: Nursing, Business, Psychology, Education, Biology, Music

New & improved: New buildings in process; Sonnatag (field house), science and health science building

What makes us special: UW-Eau Claire highlights a multitude of opportunities within a 4-year public institution. However, we focus on ensuring that our students can not only get a degree but take life-long skills away with them through our four high-impact practices of research, internships, study abroad, and service learning. 

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